An 18-year-old man was convicted of murder in the shooting of a baby who was riding in a stroller alongside his mom in a town in coastal Georgia despite the defense’s attempt to cast guilt upon several others, including the child’s parents.
Meadows School 14-year-old Akosua Sarfo, who goes by the pen name A.T. Sarfo, was born in Michigan of Ghanaian descent. From early childhood, Sarfo loved reading and making up new endings for her favorite stories. Recently, she published her first novel, “The Wrath of a Mediocre Hero,” a contemporary fantasy that reinvents the story of “Alice in Wonderland.”
Basketball star Lamar Odom was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence early Friday after a California Highway Patrol officer saw his white Mercedes-Benz traveling erratically on a San Fernando Valley Freeway.
CSN professor Richard Reitz competed in the Tour des Trees in July.
Many Henderson-area street names in the area reflect elements of the periodic table.
Literary events set for this week include Las Vegas Review-Journal political columnist Steve Sebelius interviewing former Gov. Bob Miller about Miller’s memoir “Son of a Gambling Man: My Journey from a Casino Family to the Governor’s Mansion” at 7 p.m. Sept. 5 at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, as part of a Vegas Valley Book Festival preview event.
Book review of “The Man with the Violin” by Kathy Stinson and Dusan Petricic.
Citing concerns that the city had improperly abdicated some of its land use powers, Clark County District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez on Thursday temporarily halted the granting of more permits to build or operate outdoor bars on the Fremont Street Experience.
For many people, The Arts Factory is the 18b Arts District. Owner Wes Myles bought the building in 1992, gave it its name and started encouraging arts.
When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s amore of the San Gennaro Feast.
Walnut Road takes its name from a tree that probably can’t be spotted for miles around.
The massive CityCenter construction jury trial will stay on the schedule for a Feb. 10 start.
The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada’s Viva Bike Vegas 2013 Gran Fondo Pinarello is set to return to the Strip Sept. 21.
Members of the state Sesquicentennial Commission picked the design for the medallions Tuesday and set a price of $100.50 for each 1-ounce silver piece. Commissioners, meeting by teleconference, also agreed to manufacture 2,000 copper medallions and sell them for $15 each.
A babysitter was arrested Thursday night in connection with the abuse of a 5-month-old child.
The deal that was struck to build Arbor View High School came with 40 acres and a fight.
“The ducks are dead. We don’t expect there was any fowl play.” That’s how Ward 6 City Councilman Steve Ross summed up last month’s discovery of 15 dead ducks at Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs.
A 31-year-old father whose infant son died after being left in a parked car in the Phoenix summertime heat was smoking marijuana next to the car with a co-worker part of the time, police said.
In the Jewish religion, 13 holds special significance. In Summerlin, 13 is significant in another way. This year marks Temple Beth Sholom’s 13th year of hosting its L’Dor V’Dor outreach program, which opens its doors to homebound and assisted living seniors for a free luncheon.
Having opened its first location last year in Henderson, Tennis WerX, an indoor tennis teaching facility, has opened a second site at 2651 Crimson Canyon Drive. The high-energy instruction includes social skills for kids.
A man wanted in the drive-by shooting death of a 6-year-old Michigan girl was arrested in Las Vegas Friday.
Two of the most spirited swimming meets this year in all of Nevada are on tap in October, and both meets will engage a horde of swimmers from Summerlin. The Nevada Senior Games are set for Oct. 5-6 at the Desert Breeze Aquatic Facility, and Slam the Dam is scheduled for Oct. 5 at Lake Mead.
Find things to do in the Summerlin and Summerlin South areas.
A Las Vegas man has been indicted in connection with a multimillion-dollar nationwide fraud scheme, federal officials announced Friday.